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Hospital in home a safer, more appealing option

Catholic Health Australia and BUPA have collectively called on the Federal Government to expand hospital in the home services and reform Medicare to provide more Australians with the option to receive clinically safe, high-quality care in their own homes. The two healthcare organisations have worked collaboratively to identify what is needed to make the proposed hospital in the home reforms...
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Hospital in the home can be a safer, more appealing option than staying in hospital. Photo: Adobe.

Paying more and getting less: CHA says insurer payout legislation required

Catholic Health Australia has called on the Albanese Government to legislate a minimum 90 per cent benefit-payout ratio for private health insurers, warning that voluntary action has comprehensively failed and patients are paying the price. The latest data reveals just 85.6 cents of every premium dollar is now reaching patient care, down from 91.9 cents before the pandemic. Had the payou...
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In the last six years, around 90 private hospital services have closed including maternity wards, surgical units and mental health facilities. Photo: Adobe.

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